Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s jobless burn savings waiting for government help and courses, saying pandemic relief measures overlook them

After 12 years as a waiter, Sky Wong was earning more than HK$20,000 (US$2,580) a month when he lost his job in January.The 40-year-old, who worked at a cha chaan teng, a local style cafe, has hit a brick wall trying to find work. He says the battered restaurant sector has been “frozen” by the Covid-19 pandemic.Digging into his savings to cover his monthly expenses of HK$16,000 at least for rent and to support his elderly mother, he says the Hong Kong government may be spending billions on…

from South China Morning Post https://bit.ly/2ymUy59